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VA Has a Plan to Attract Workers Displaced by Widespread Tech Industry Layoffs
Amid a recent wave of layoffs across the technology sector, the VA is working to position itself as an enticing destination for unemployed tech workers.
Cybersecurity
Trade Org Urges OMB to ‘Harmonize’ Secure Software Development Practices
The Information Technology Industry Council asked OMB to clarify a memorandum that was creating challenges for software producers.
Cybersecurity
IG dings State Department's information security program in annual report
The State Department Office of the Inspector General says it found weaknesses in eight of nine domains in an audit of the department's information security program.
Cybersecurity
CISA Seeks Information for Potential Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform
The request will help the agency develop the platform to address current challenges related to cyber threat intelligence.
Cybersecurity
Warner calls TikTok an 'enormous threat'
The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said the U.S. regulators have a "huge mountain to climb" when it comes to reducing risks from the massively popular, China-owned social media app.
Cybersecurity
Offshore Drilling Operations Vulnerable to Cyberattacks, Watchdog Warns
The Government Accountability Office made a new case for improving the cybersecurity safeguards within offshore drilling and natural gas facilities.
Cybersecurity
Latest Guidance Outlines Customer Responsibilities for Software Security
The guide provides recommendations throughout the product lifecycle, from procurement to deployment.
Cybersecurity
White House Begins to Push Federal Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration
The Office of Management and Budget released new guidance to begin the governmentwide effort to safeguard digital infrastructure from quantum attacks.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Push Deadline to Comment on Would-Be Federal Cyber Insurance Program
Insurance companies are pushing for taxpayer assistance to provide coverage in the event of catastrophic incidents.
Cybersecurity
TSA administrator says new cyber requirements in the works for aviation industry
The administrator of the Transportation Security Administration said the White House is following a similar approach to how it crafted cyber requirements for the oil and gas pipeline industry following the 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack in crafting guidelines for the aviation sector.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service’s Zero Trust Plan Must Account for OMB Guidance, Watchdog Says
The Secret Service’s plan for adopting a zero trust architecture model across the agency’s systems has not been updated since the Office of Management and Budget released new guidance in January.
Cybersecurity
Big Tech Tells CISA to Exempt Third-Party Providers from Incident Reporting Rule
Major industry groups clashed on how CISA should define key terms in its rulemaking process to implement the federal incident reporting law.
Cybersecurity
Iranian Hackers Compromised a Federal Agency’s Network, CISA and FBI Say
Actors linked with the Iranian government were able to exploit an unpatched Log4Shell vulnerability—which the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency asked agencies to address by the end of 2021—in an unnamed agency’s network.
Cybersecurity
CISA Highlights Space, Bioeconomy as Possible New Critical Infrastructure Sectors
The agency also suggested existing sectors be consolidated and that there is a need for some agencies to exercise greater authority over private-sector entities.
Cybersecurity
DOD Must Enhance Cyber Incident Reporting and Sharing, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office found that the Pentagon “lacks an accountable organization and consistent guidance” for documenting and sharing details about reported cyber incidents.
Cybersecurity
White House Sprint Ends With Nearly 200 New Cyber Apprenticeship Programs
The 120-day sprint saw more than 7,000 apprentices get hired from the initiative.
Cybersecurity
Deadline looms for plan to restart economy in case of major cyberattack
Lawmakers have been urging the Biden administration to develop a strategy first mandated in the Fiscal 2021 NDAA.
Cybersecurity
DHS Chief Appears to Back Status Quo Approach for Securing Critical Infrastructure
The Biden administration is looking to Congress for help with ‘filling gaps in statutory authorities’ for improving U.S. cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
China’s Cyber Capabilities ‘Pose a Serious Threat’ to US, Advisory Panel Warns
The panel’s report also called for the Biden administration to consider revoking China’s status as a favored trading partner if a congressional review finds that Beijing is not complying with its commitments.
Cybersecurity
Breaches of personal data at DOD have doubled since 2015
A recent oversight report detailed that the Defense Department experienced nearly 1,900 breaches of personally identifiable information in 2021 and may need a better system for informing affected individuals.
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